The person calling Fabian Holmes wasn’t anyone else but Amelia Linton’s brother, Michael Linton. Although the two of them have a brother-in-law and brother-in-law relationship, for some reasons, they rarely contact each other.
Today, Michael Linton suddenly called, and Fabian Holmes had a bad premonition. His heart skipped more than once, but no matter how anxious he felt, he still answered the call.
"Hello! Pe..."
"Is my sister okay?"
Fabian Holmes hadn’t even finished saying Michael’s name when Michael interrupted him.
Upon hearing this, Fabian Holmes’s heart skipped a few more beats. Why was his brother-in-law asking this? Could it be his son had called Michael?
That shouldn’t be the case, right? He had only mentioned an argument, nothing more.
"Did Easton call you?"
Fabian Holmes didn’t know that Michael Linton had come to Flame City, nor did he know Michael was staying at his father-in-law’s house, so he guessed Easton had called Michael.
"I was right beside Easton when he called you," Michael explained the situation in one sentence, and regardless of Fabian’s reaction on the other end, he continued, "What exactly did you two argue about that made my sister want to leave home?"
His words carried dissatisfaction, and his tone held an undercurrent of anger that was hard to detect.
It was only then that Fabian realized he had misjudged. Michael was now at Amelia’s father’s place, and his initial feeling was indeed correct; his days wouldn’t be peaceful anymore.
If she wakes up tomorrow and is fine, that would be good. Otherwise, it’s hard to say what situation he might face.
"We just had a small argument over something trivial, nothing major, and your sister didn’t leave home. She just went out for a drive." After Amelia fell asleep, Fabian briefly understood the situation with Theodore Holmes, realizing then that they’d gone out for a drive, which wasn’t what he had feared.
He didn’t dare ask further about how it had escalated to that. In the current situation, he couldn’t allow himself to ask more.
She seemed unusually off, and his son had also been deeply affected. At this point, he could only calm things down and not let it escalate further.
Michael was inherently skeptical of Fabian’s explanation because, from the information he had, the issues between Fabian and Amelia were more than just a simple argument.
"Is my sister next to you now? Give her the phone; I want to speak with her." Instead of questioning his brother-in-law outright, the most effective way was to ask his sister directly.
"Your sister is already asleep."
Fabian glanced at the sleeping Amelia on the hospital bed. She was indeed sleeping; he wasn’t lying.
Upon hearing this, Michael blurted out, "Then wake her up."
Already asleep?!
They had just found her not long ago, and now not even an hour later, she was asleep. Had his sister’s heart grown so broad?
"I can’t wake her up."
How could Fabian wake Amelia now? She had only managed to fall asleep after the doctor administered a shot. Waking her would be causing trouble for himself and the doctor.
Michael had already been skeptical of Fabian’s words, and now hearing this, his suspicion grew even more. "Then place the phone by her ear, and let me wake her up personally."